Several politicians including Toni Preckwinkle and Bobby Rush, activists like William Calloway, and the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Michael Pfleger, are up in arms over Jason Van Dyke’s release from state prison. Sun-Times’ columnist Mary Mitchell called the former officer’s actions “police terrorism” and says his sentence for shooting and killing Laquan McDonald was inadequate and shockingly light.
Many want to see Van Dyke charged with civil rights violations, yet it appears as if the U.S. attorney won’t be going that route. Van Dyke was charged, convicted and sentenced to 81 months in prison for the fatal 2014 shooting. He was released early because of “good time” just like other eligible prisoners.
